Railroad-rail stay.



PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907.

H. SPONENBURG. RAILROAD RAIL STAY.

'APPLIOATIDN FILED FEB 14, 1907.

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PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907.

, H. H. SPONENBURG RAILROADRAIL STAY.

- ATI D FE No. 872,693.. PATENTED DEG.3,19Q7. H. HQSP-ONENBURG.

RAILROAD RAIL STAY.

I APPLICATION I'IL IED FEB. 14. 1910']. v I

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I-IIRAM H. SPONENBURG, OFWADSWORTH, ILLINOIS, AS8IGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE A UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIo ASSIGNMENTS. TOLAAS dz SPONENBURG 00., A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-RAIL STAY.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.

Beit known that I, IIIRAM. H. SPONENBURG, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Wadsworth, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inRailroad-Rail Stays,

of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates torailroadrail-stays adapted to prevent the longitudinal creeping of the rail and has for its object to rovide a durable stay which shallhave a loc ed grip,

or engagement, with the railflange and 1n which the parts are simple, inexpensive and 1 easily assembled.

The device of myinvention, in its essentials, consists of a bar-adapted to extend un-- derneath the rail fiangeand to abut a tie, the

bar being 'provided with rigid jaws, between one of which and the raihis inter osed a gripping plate held insuitableloc ed engagement with the rail flange and the body of thestay.

. The invention has for its object more articularly to provide a bifurcated key w ich is split over a rigid projection to hold the gri ping-plate in position.

F11 constructions somewhat similar to that above outlined, some. inconvenience hasre- Sulted in practice, from'mi'slaying such loose parts as the gripping-plate. To revent this, invention contemplates iolding the gr1pping' -plate within the jaw on the stay, but in such a manner that it may move .freely. It has also been found by experionce that a key rojectingacross'the 'tieis likel to become oosened by vibration of the tree on theroad-bed- My invention has for a furtherob ject to so construct the stay. in this respect that the il'l per endof the wedge stands above the tie. Preferably the stay'is made with a bend or constructed on lines which are obli ue with.

' res ec't to the cross-tie, so that the grip of the mi tends to bind the rail in its. engagement with the stay. This construction has a disadvantage, however, and particularly-When the body of the stay is made of tough, thou h of the soft, malleable iron, in that the flange rail is likely to cut into the corner-0f the stay.

To remedy this, I provide the sta at this place with an inset of hard metal. it will be understood that these various improvements may be all embodied in onggtay, or such of them-may 'beutilized as may be. deemed" .necessary to meetthe particnlarconditions- 'struction.

drawings and which will be described in the following specification.

I have illustrated a convenient embodiment of my invention, together with certain suggestive and typical modifications in the accompanying drawings, wherein.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stay shown in position upon the rail flange. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the gripping or clamping block. Fig. 3 is a sectonalplan on the line A-B of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the stay. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line CED of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a like view on the line EF of Fig 1. Fig. 7 is a detail, in perspective, of the end of one ofthe I jaws. Fig. 8 is a sectional planof one end of the stay. Fig.- 9 isafront elevation of the gripping .block. Fig. 1Q is a vertical section on the line G.-H of Fig. 9. ,Fig. 11' is a view similar to Fig. 8, showin a modified con- Fig. 12 is a etailed elevation, illustrating the same modification. Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig; 11 showing the inner .jaw face beveled. Fig. 14 is a sectonal plan similar to Fig. 8, illustrating a modification.

Fig.,15 is a vertical section showingthe same modification. Fig. 16- is aside elevation, illustrating the sanie'modification. Fig. 17 is a sideelevation of 'one end df the stay,

showing the hardenedinset-piece. Fig.'18 is I a vertical section-onth'e line 1.-J oi Fig. 17. Fig. '19 is a'section' through 'the'jaw at this fied form ofstay in which the key is vertical;

Fig. 22. is a'sectional plan on thelline K'L of Fig. 21. Fig; 23 is a'vertical'section on the line MN of Fig. 21; and .Fi 24-is a detailed plan of the jaw with the e removed.

Like numerals .of-reference'ndicate the same ings.

' Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, 1 represents the rail having. the flangefi, under which-extends the bar 3, or

body of the stay,'having the, abutment-4 105.

which lies against the cross-tie 5. The bar is provided with a preferablyintegl'all'hook or aw Get one end, and a somewhatwidery larger jaw, or hook, 7 at the other-end; The bar, it will-'be seen from Figs 3. and 4, is .110

end of the stay. Fig. 20.is a perspective parts in the several figures of the drawing means for preventing thevibration lorined with. n. bend no thiit the end having the aw (5 stands away from the tie. The Inn is preferably made with the strengtlionin r ribs 8, .J, H), the (-(Elltlltl ribs .3 being iLI'I'HAl over to the tie Hllll. ol' the stay at the end lniv ing the jaw (i. This nrrnngelnent provides for st1'cr|.;-;t.lier1ing the stay at the place where the grmltrst strain con'ies, due to the oblique position of the stay with respect to the ruil (hinge. 'lho grip of the ruil n ill tend to carry the jaw (i tow and the tie. l-rel'crehly the llLll [hinge engages immediately with the jaw 6. Al; the other side of the rail l. provide mov- :rlile gripping means interposed between the body of the stay and the 'lliinge, together with devices for locking said gripping means in position. Such means may consist of a block or plate 11 which is it-rln 'iil ed to he lrcusly inovnlilc within the jaw 7. The block is prefcrnbly provided with ribs 1.2, 12, ejxtend ing into giiide channels l3, 13, in. the stay, and on its upper face with. ribs 14, 14, whiel'i slide in channels l5, 15, on the inside of the jaw. The upper face oi the block has it channel 16, into which. extends a log .57 on the end. of the jaw. This lug will be east horizontalen d may be hammered, down into the groove. when the block has been put in place. It will be seen, the eforeft'hat the block may slide back end-north in the jaw and not the same time cannot be c stile-cod.

The block is preferably of hard cast irbn end is formed with an oblique face 18 to engage the top of the rail flange, and e vertioa-l face 19 provided with ribs 20, preferably ob" liquely and which are designed to bite into the edge of the rail llan e. The block is clamped on the rail 21 which i'sdriven in between the jaw and ti back of the block. I prefer to provide lock of the iced-bed, of other cause, from displacing the ey. plished by bifurceting it and driving it over 'a. rigid pro ection on the stay. Preferably the key is-bifurceted by a slot near one ed c so as to provide relatively thin, flexible' leaf 22 which, by being bent and cramped 'a-gainst tlie'tie, prevents the key from slipping back. In Figs. 5 and 8, I have shown the projection over which the key is split as a horizontally disposed, wedge-like, integral 111523 on the side of. the stay.

In Figs. 11 and 12 I-have shown a. niodi fied crran' ement, in which the key 24 has a vertical ifurcation and is driven over a vertically laced, WGdgB-dikflPIOjGOtlGil 25'. Fig. 13 i lustmtcs a modification in which thoiiinr .face of the jaw is beveled at 30, to increase the locking efi'ect of the bending of the leaf 26.

In Figs. 14 to 16,'inc1usive, I have shown a mod ed construction designed to give the key an oblique osition so that its inner. end stands above 1; a tie. In this construction flangehy means of a key This locking of the key may be eccomthe insideol' the jow 7 lHi)1'()'Vi(l(i ,l with oblique l'ncos 2'7, 27. it will he understood that this modification porl'cctly anhlrptiihlo to the construction shown in thepreceding; tiger-v. it has been shown. in svpziiiitc drown merely for the sake of clee'rness ol illustrirtio l ign. 1.7 to 2(J,in '-lu.-;ive, show the i nse t-1iiece lor the jawo. This piece,designated by the no moral 1B, is inn-dc ol' herd n'iotiil end 'prclvn ably licvizilcd, z'Lh shown in Fig.1) it is set in to en. aperture in the jaw ('5 and may beheld in positiim by means of :1. lug 2%.) which can be cost so as to project from the side of tin:v jaw and then he llii-[llll'lETC-(l over onto the inset-piece when the same has been 'i'nnertml.

in Figgsyll to 2 inclusive, i have .llUWD :1. nnnliiicd form of stay, in which tl i in. vertical 1) tion. im ll,

il fol-alien 32, and on the urnlcr eide ti 1 wt. 313, the lacy 34.- being split and driven over the wedge.

I wish. to be understood that desire to b:- liinited to the pre devices and "rricints herein shown and dose bed,

" .iodiiicsttions will occur to persons shilli-id in. 1. re

I claim:

1.. In lreitsto'y, the ooijnbinetion of a. bar, with leniping means associated with the be? e b end, a split key to hold .seid

.ngcgeinent with the rail flange, -l proiection to to the of the split l: y import.

In e ui-il.ste,y, the coinliiination of it best, clamping ineens associated with the bar at end, a. key to hold said means in engagement with the rail flange, said key having a bifurcation forming a reletively thin lee-f, a projection to force the leaf outwardly.

In it rail-stay, the combination of a bar, with rail olemping jaws at each end of the bar, a. split key in one of the jaws, and a project-ion to force the leaves of the split key apart.

4:. In a raiLStay, the combination of a bar,

with reil clamping iews'st catch end' of the I bar, a gripping :plnte associated with one of v the jaws, a splitkey to holdtlie gripping late against the flan e of the rail and s. pro gection to force the eaves of the split key apart.

5. In a rail-stay, the combination of a bar,

apart, the inner surface of said jaw being beveled.

6911M; rail-stay, the (zombie etioir oiie bar, with clamping means at each end Ofilill bar, a. key to hold said clamping means in'engegemom; with the rail flange, and a slanted k'e way for the key to hold the inner end of t 1e some out of contcctwith the cross-tie.

. 7. In a rail-stay, the combination of a bar 7 having rail clamping jaws at each end, a slidable ripping plate in one'of the jaws, a key to hold the gripping plate in contact with the rail flange, and an obliquekey-way' formed in said. jaw toholtl the end of the key out of contact with the cross-tie. v

8. In a rail-stay theoonibination of a bar having a rail-clamping jaw at each end, with a slidable block in one of the jaws, a split key to engage the block-,a projeotion to foroe the leaves of the split key a art and an oblique key-Way in'-sa1d .j aw-to' old the end of the key above the cross-tie."

9. In a rail-stay, the combination a" b'ar of engaging means for the rail flange at one end of the bar, a j aw at the other end of the bar, a gripping plate slidable in said 1 aw,

and means for keeplng the block from being separated from the jaw when the stay is not in position on the rail.

"10. In a rail-stay, the eoinb'ination with a bar, of engaging means for the rail flange at one endof the b'ar,'a"jaw at the-other-end of; the bar, a gripping plate slidable in said aw,

ribs and corresponding grooves on engaging faces of the block and jaws, a groove on'the top of the block and a lug on the jaw extending into said groove.

11; Ina rail-stay,,the combination of a bar, with'rail engaging means at one end of the bar, a jaw at the other end. of the bar, a ripping block in the jaw, oblique ribs onthe ace of the block engaging the-rail flange and means for clamping the block against. the

rail flange. v,

1 vertical exposed surface against whioh.-'the.

12.11; a rail-stay, the combination of a bar, with means for engaging the rail at. 0pposite sides so that sai stay lies diagonal y of the rail, said' means comprising a jaw'at '40 one-end of thebar, and an inset-Piece of hard metal on the inner face of the aw having a substantially vertical exposed'surface against whicht-he rail flange lies.

' 13. In a rail-stay, 'the (iombination of, a

bent bar one endbf which abuts while the other is free from the tie, with a jaw free a from the tie,'andan inset-piece of hard metal at the corner of the-j aw having a substantially rail flange lies.

14. In anal-stay, the combination ofa bar, with means for en aging the rail at opposite sides so that saia stay lies -diagonally of the rail, said means-comprising aijawfan inset-piece at the corner of the iaw having a substantially vertical exposed surface against which the rail flange lies and a lugon the jaw to hold the same imposition.

--;. .15;;A'ra i1 Stay, comp'nsmg en aging nie-ansmF to engage the rail at opposite si es, eombi nation with a split key to be inserted'in said rail stay to cause the engagei'nent thereof with the rail, and a projection 'omthe stay over which the key is s ht so as to foree one (15 

